Fall under the spell of Florida's natural environmentIn this captivating collection, Florida's most notable authors, poets, and environmentalists take readers on a journey through the natural wonders of the state. Continuing in the legacy of the beloved classic The Wild Heart of Florida, this book features thirty-four pieces by a new slate of well-known and emerging writers.
In these pages, New York Times bestselling author Lauren Groff describes the beauty of Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park. Environmental writer Cynthia Barnett listens to seashells on Sanibel Island. Legendary journalist Marjory Stoneman Douglas records the sights and sounds of the Everglades in the 1920s. Miccosukee elder Buffalo Tiger relates traditional stories of his community's deep relationship with the land. Presidential inaugural poet Richard Blanco muses on the shifting vista of the ocean in "Some Days the Sea."
These writers and many others recount memories of how their lives have been enriched by the state's varied and brilliant landscapes. Some tell of encounters with alligators, pythons, manatees, turtles, and otters, while others marvel at the unique character of flowing springs and piney scrub. Together, they highlight the need to protect pristine ecosystems and restore ones that have been damaged due to development. The Wilder Heart of Florida will inspire readers to explore and celebrate the Florida wilderness.
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Höhe: 231 mm
Breite: 155 mm
Dicke: 28 mm
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978-1-68340-163-6 (9781683401636)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Jack E. Davis is professor of history and the Rothman Family Chair in the Humanities at the University of Florida. He is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea and coeditor of Paradise Lost? The Environmental History of Florida.
Leslie K. Poole is assistant professor of environmental studies at Rollins College. She is the author of Saving Florida: Women's Fight for the Environment in the Twentieth Century.
Foreword
Introduction -Jack E. Davis and Leslie K. Poole
Part I. Beckonings
Seduction in Key West - Susan Lilley
The Story under the Story - Lauren Groff
Our Land - Buffalo Tiger
Soldier's Creek Trail - Terry Ann Thaxton
Part II. Revelations
Innocence Found - Bill Maxwell
The Seine - Jack E. Davis
My First Audubon Trip Hasn't Ended Yet . . . - Charles Lee
Florida Boy - David McCally
The River That Raised Me - Gabbie Buendia
The Breathers, St. Mark's Lighthouse - Rick Campbell
Part III. Animals
Birds and Refuge - Frederick R. Davis
The Quiet Song of Sanibel Island - Cynthia Barnett
The Habits of Alligators - Loren G. "Totch" Brown
Gator! - Lee Irby
Feast of Pythons (Homage to Harry Crews) - Isaac Eger
One Manatee, Two Nations - Anmari Alvarez-Aleman
Woodpeckers and Wildness: The Disney Wilderness Preserve - Leslie K. Poole
Sighting by the St. Johns - Russ Kesler
Part IV. Water
Up the Okalawaha: A Sail into Fairy-Land - Harriet Beecher Stowe
Musings - Margaret Ross Tolbert
The Pulse of Paynes Prairie - Lars Andersen
From Springs Heartland to Wasteland . . . and Back? - Lucinda Faulkner Merritt
Wilderness from the Water - Claire Strom
The Rhythms of the Lagoon - Clay Henderson
Raw Water - Gianna Russo
Part V. Terra Firma
Excerpts from The Galley - Marjory Stoneman Douglas
The Natural Aesthetic of the Naked God - Bruce Stephenson
Don't Mourn the Orange - Mark Jerome Walters
Seasons of Love - Erika Henderson
Biscayne National Monument: Preserving Our Precious Bays - Nathaniel Pryor ReedPart VI. At the Heart
Some Day the Sea - Richard Blanco
From A Seminole Legend: The Life of Betty Mae Tiger Jumper - Betty Mae Tiger Jumper and Patsy West
A Plea for Wider Justice - Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Florida Is a Pretty Girl -Frances Susanna Nevill
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